All Politics articles – Page 3
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Comment and Opinion
Food banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment and Opinion
What the NFU wants to see beyond the Farm to Fork Summit
A public show of support isn’t enough – we need actions and policies, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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Analysis and Features
Was Sunak’s summit enough to inspire supply chain confidence?
The second annual Farm to Fork Summit saw representatives from across the food sector gather at No 10 to hear the PM’s proposals
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News
PM unveils first Food Security Index and support package at farm to fork summit
The index was published alongside a new blueprint to grow the UK fruit and vegetable sector in order to reinforce food security
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Comment and Opinion
Underfunding of local councils imperils all of us in grocery
Financing local government is incredibly complex and deeply boring, but it impacts literally every Grocer subscriber and everyone else in our industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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News
MPs call for more children to be given access to free school meals
Labour MP Lyn Brown said 900,000 children in England living in poverty were not eligible, citing data from the Child Povery Action Group
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Analysis and Features
As confidence falls, what’s worrying farmers the most in new NFU survey?
The NFU’s annual confidence survey shows farmers are expecting production to fall by significant numbers over the next year with confidence at ‘all time lows’
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Comment and Opinion
Food sector mobilises in last stand against climate disaster
Recruitment is now taking place to find senior executives from supermarkets, suppliers, the hospitality sector and agriculture to sit on the roundtable
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News
Government announces long-term seasonal labour scheme
The government has announced plans to extend the seasonal worker visa route for five years until 2029 to give businesses time to plan effectively
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Comment and Opinion
The food waste crisis demands action at all levels of society
As a society we must challenge our perceptions and behaviours around food consumption, says Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
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Comment and Opinion
Skilled worker visa changes will hit food & drink hard
The reality is the supply of skilled staff simply isn’t there in the UK, says Rose Carey, partner and head of immigration, and Katherine Dennis, knowledge development lawyer at Charles Russell Speechlys
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Comment and Opinion
The election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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News
Portsmouth’s Brexit border facility could be demolished due to reduced checks
A new post-Brexit £24m border control post in Portsmouth could end up being demolished
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Category Report
Beer & cider trends 2024: The great drinkflation
Duty changes are shaking up beer and cider, leading to a stream of lower-abv innovation. But are shoppers being short-changed?
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News
‘Sort the border’ or face spring supply chain breakdown, government warned
Businesses claim to still be in the dark about the incoming controls on EU goods
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Analysis and Features
Food security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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News
Tractors descend on Westminster in food security protest
The convoy of tractors and other farm vehicles circled Westminster, bringing London traffic to a halt over several hours
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News
Supermarkets to be hauled before Efra supplier fairness probe
It is investigating how profitability and risk is shared through the food supply chain, following a period of soaring food price inflation and dwindling returns for producers
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News
Labour promises to fix DRS 'omnishambles'
The Grocer revealed last month that the launch date for a DRS faces being put back until 2028
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Comment and Opinion
Chaos uncorked as wine industry rages at duty price changes
The government’s plan to tax wine like beer and spirits has provoked the industry’s ire